Orange Coast College at a Glance

Orange Coast College (OCC) is a 2-year community college located in Costa Mesa nearby the coastline of Orange County, one of the safest and most desirable communities in Southern California. Orange County is situated between Los Angeles and San Diego counties and home to Disneyland Resort and California’s most popular beaches.

Transfer Success

Orange Coast College is consistently the #1 community college in Orange County and among the top three overall in transfer students to the University of California (UC) which include UCLA and UC Berkeley and California State University (CSU) systems combined.

Students are eligible for preferred transfer admissions to UC and CSU, including a guaranteed admissions program called TAG (Transfer Admissions Guarantee) to six UC campuses and nearly all CSU campuses. OCC’s Honor Program also partners with UCLA for a program called TAP (Transfer Alliance Program) offering enhanced support for transfer admissions. Our international students have transferred to nearly 200 universities across the US including Columbia University, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU) and the University of Southern California (USC).

Campus Life

The OCC “Pirates” athletic program of the most successful the US winning more than 100 national, state, and conference championships. OCC offers 15 sports and is the only community college that competes in collegiate-level crew (rowing).

OCC has a second campus located in Newport Harbor and owns its own ship for its Sailing and Seamanship program.

Estimated Annual Expenses

Tuition + Health and Enrollment Fee

$7,328

Room and Board

$10,400

Incidentals, Books & Supplies

$1,600

Medical Insurance

$1,236

Total

$20,564

Alumni Spotlight

Giuseppe Salvi, Italy, transfer to Columbia University
"OCC has been the best choice. Professors are highly knowledgeable. There are a large number of majors and considerable transfer programs which allow students to transfer to the most prestigious universities. OCC helped me achieve my goals."

Qifan “Jason” Yang, China, Transfer to the University of California, Irvine
"I loved OCC”s location in Orange County and my professors prepared me well for transfer. I was accepted to all 5 UC’s I applied to."

Vy Hoang, Vietnam, Transfer to the University of Oklahoma
"I got a great education at OCC and had leadership roles in student clubs. I was admitted to all the Universities I applied to and all offered me big scholarships."

Hani Mufeed Al-Furais, Yemen, Transfer to Cal Poly Pomona
"My professors were available every time my classmates and I needed them. They did appreciate my struggle as English is not my first language and that is what actually motivated me to learn more."

My primary language of education has been English in an American international school. In addition, I have always wanted to study in the U.S. because it is one of the best places to pursue my accounting major.

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